Episode 511: Paul Simon
From Muppet Wiki
| The Muppet Show | |
| Guest Starring | Paul Simon |
| Production Dates | May 19-23, 1980 |
| Air Date | April 1981 |
| Home Video | Best of the Muppet Show |
Paul inspires Gonzo to be a songwriter. Unfortunately, Gonzo writes songs like "For You": "For youuu... I'd wash my hair with stinky glue, I'd fry my legs and eat them too, I'd put a spider in my shoe -- for yoouuuu!" Paul is stunned. Later, Gonzo's chickens run off with Paul, so Gonzo develops a new obsession -- asparagus. But at the end of the episode both the chickens and the asparagus run away when Paul asks for chicken with a side of asparagus.
Contents |
Songs/Sketches
- Paul sings "Scarborough Fair" in a Renaissance-flavored number, complete with maypole dancing and lute players.
- Floyd and Janice sing "Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover".
- Guest Star's Dressing Room: Pops asks Paul to sing "Long Long Day".
- UK Spot: Veterinarian's Hospital: Gonzo / Muppet News Flash: Overdue Library Books
- Guest Star's Dressing Room: Gonzo sings his latest song, "For You", for Paul.
- Gonzo and the chickens sing "El Condor Pasa". Paul interrupts the number.
- Bobby Benson and his Baby Band sing "Baby Driver".
- Paul sings "Loves Me Like a Rock", backed by Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem and The Female Singers.
Notes
- Although this is a fifth season episode, Lips doesn't perform with The Electric Mayhem during the closing number.
- In his introduction to the episode on video, Brian Henson states that the "Scarborough Fair" production number was at the time the most complex staging of a sequence on the series.
Cast
Muppets:
- Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, Link Hogthrob, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Animal, Pops, The Newsman, Bobby Benson, Baby Band, Lew Zealand, Beauregard, Baby Asparagus, Chickens, Pig, Goat, Whatnots
Background Muppets:
Performers
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf, Link Hogthrob, and the Newsman
- Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo and Beauregard
- Jerry Nelson as Pops, Floyd Pepper, Camilla, and the Announcer
- Richard Hunt as Janice, Bobby Benson, and Statler
- Steve Whitmire as Rizzo the Rat and Female Singer
- Kathy Mullen as Baby and Female Singer
- Louise Gold as Baby Asparagus and Female Singer
Edits
- Nickelodeon: "Vet's Hospital" was cut, as was Muppet News and the second backstage sequence.
- CTS: U.K. Spot versions of "Vet's Hospital" and Muppet News were cut.
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Jean-Pierre Rampal | Melissa Manchester |
